Amherst College Sports

Amherst College, a liberal arts college with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,970 students, plays a total of 25 NCAA sports, 12 of them for men and 13 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Amherst College had a total of 641 NCAA athletes comprising 33% of the total student body.

As a NCAA Division 3 member college, Amherst most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.

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Here’s the list of sports played at Amherst College by gender together with their team sizes.

All data compiled from Amherst College athletic website.

Amherst College
Division 3
	Men's	Men's	Women's	Women's	Total
	Sports	Team Size	Sports	Team Size	Team Size
	Baseball	30	-	-	30
	Basketball	17	Basketball	12	29
	Cross Country	22	Cross Country	14	36
	Football	86	-	-	86
	-	-	Field Hockey	23	23
	Golf	8	Golf	9	17
	Ice Hockey	28	Ice Hockey	20	48
	Lacrosse	38	Lacrosse	34	72
	Soccer	32	Soccer	31	63
	-	-	Softball	13	13
	Squash	19	Squash	15	34
	Swimming	24	Swimming	26	50
	& Diving		& Diving		-
	Tennis	10	Tennis	14	24
	Track& Field	55	Track & Field	43	98
	-		Volleyball	18	18
Total Sports Played	12		13		25
Total Athletes		369		272	641

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